Historical Birthday
21 Apr 1488
Ulrich von Hutten German scholar and poet born in Schlchtern Hesse
21 Apr 1546
Arcangelo Crivelli Italian composer born in Bergamo Italy (d. 1617)
21 Apr 1555
Ludovico Carracci Italian painter born in Bologna Italy (d. 1619)
21 Apr 1619
Jan van Riebeeck Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Colony (Cape Town) born in Culemborg (d. 1677)
21 Apr 1651
Joseph Vaz Oratorian priest and missionary in Ceylon born in Benaulim Goa Portuguese India (d. 1711)
21 Apr 1652
Michel Rolle French mathematician (Rolles theorem) born in Ambert Basse-Auvergne (d. 1719)
21 Apr 1671
John Law Scottish economist and author (Money and Trade Considered) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1729)
21 Apr 1672
Johann Philipp Kfer German composer born in Schney Lichtenfels Germany (d. 1728)
21 Apr 1673
Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lneburg Holy Roman Empire Empress born in Hanover Germany (d. 1742)
21 Apr 1713
Louis de Noailles Marshal of France born in Versailles France (d. 1793)
21 Apr 1749
Johann Michael Malzat Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1787)
21 Apr 1774
Jean-Baptiste Biot French physicist (Biot-Savart law) born in Paris (d. 1862)
21 Apr 1775
Alexander Anderson American engraver and illustrator (Shakespeare) born in NYC New York (d. 1870)
21 Apr 1779
William Knyvett British singer and composer born in Westminster London (d. 1856)
21 Apr 1795
Vincenzo Pallotti Italian saint (founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate) born in Rome (d. 1850)
21 Apr 1803
Levin Minn Powell American Commander (Union Navy) born in Winchester Winchester City Virginia (d. 1885)
21 Apr 1806
Peter van Schendel Dutch-Belgian painter (Monsieur Chandelle) born in Terheijden Netherlands (d. 1870)
21 Apr 1809
Robert M. T. Hunter American lawyer and politician (2nd Confederate States Secretary of State) born in Loretto Virginia (d. 1887)
21 Apr 1810
John Putnam Chapin American politician (10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47) born in Bradford Vermont (d. 1864)
21 Apr 1811
Alson Sherman American politician (8th Mayor of Chicago 1844-45) born in Barre Vermont (d. 1903)
21 Apr 1814
Bni Egressy Hungarian composer born in Kazincbarcika Hungary (d. 1851)
21 Apr 1814
Angela Burdett-Coutts English philanthropist extrordinaire and the richest heiress in England born in London (d. 1906)
21 Apr 1816
Louis Wigfall American politician (Confederate States Senator from Texas 1862-85) born in Edgefield South Carolina (d. 1974)
21 Apr 1822
Hannibal Goodwin Episcopal priest who patented a method for making film used in Thomas Edisons Kinetoscope born in Taughannock New York (d. 1900)
21 Apr 1824
Anselmo Clav Spanish politician and composer born in Barcelona (d. 1874)
21 Apr 1828
Hippolyte Taine French philosopher and historian (Voyage in Italy) born in Vouziers Ardennes France (d. 1893)
21 Apr 1834
William Rufus Terrill American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Covington City Virginia (d. 1862)
21 Apr 1837
Fredrik Bajer Danish politician feminist and pacifist politician (Nobel 1908) born in Nstved Denmark (d. 1922)
21 Apr 1849
Oskar Hertwig German embryologist (discovered fertilization) born in Friedberg Germany (d. 1922)
21 Apr 1851
Charles Barrois French geologist and palaeontologist born in Lille France (d. 1939)
21 Apr 1853
Charles Malherbe French violinist and composer born in Paris (d. 1911)
21 Apr 1854
Eusapia Palladino Italian spiritual medium born in Minervino Murge Apulia (d. 1918)
21 Apr 1854
Wadysaw Rzepko Polish composer born in Pirkw Poland (d. 1932)
21 Apr 1854
William Stang German Roman Catholic Bishop born in Bad Schnborn Germany (d. 1907)
21 Apr 1864
Max Weber German sociologist economist and historian (Ancient Judaism) born in Erfurt Province of Saxony Prussia (d. 1920)
21 Apr 1868
Robert Herrick American novelist (Common lot) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 1938)
21 Apr 1870
Edwin S. Porter American film pioneer and producer (Jack and the Beanstalk) born in Connellsville Pennsylvania (d. 1941)
21 Apr 1871
Leo Blech German composer and conductor born in Aachen Rhenish Prussia (d. 1958)
21 Apr 1871
Vojtch hovsk Czech composer born in Dub nad Moravou Czechia (d. 1950)
21 Apr 1872
Billy Bitzer American cinematography pioneer born in Roxbury Boston Massachusetts (d. 1944)
21 Apr 1878
Albert Weisgerber German painter and graphic artist born in Sankt Ingbert Germany (d. 1915)
21 Apr 1879
Kartini Indonesian national heroine born in Jepara Central Java Dutch East Indies (d. 1904)
21 Apr 1881
Jules-Marie Canneel Flemish painter and caricaturist (Rocks of Oran) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1953)
21 Apr 1882
Percy Williams Bridgman American physicist (Nobel 1946 - physics of high pressure) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 1961)
21 Apr 1886
Charles Charlie Naughton Scottish actor (Frozen Limits) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1976)
21 Apr 1887
Lillian Walker American silent era actress born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1975)
21 Apr 1887
Joe McCarthy American baseball manager (New York Yankees) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
21 Apr 1889
Paul Karrer Swiss organic chemist (Nobel 1937) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1971)
21 Apr 1892
Jaroslav Kvapil Czech composer born in Frytk Czech Republic (d. 1959)
21 Apr 1896
Henry de Montherlant French novelist and stage author (La Reine Morte) born in Paris (d. 1972)
21 Apr 1898
Steve Owen American NFL tackle and coach (NY Giants) born in Cleo Springs Oklahoma (d. 1964)
21 Apr 1899
Clement DHooghe Belgian composer born in Temse Belgium (d. 1951)
21 Apr 1899
Randall Thompson American composer (Trip to Nahant) born in NYC New York (d. 1984)
21 Apr 1901
Julin Bautista Spanish composer born in Madrid Spain (d. 1961)
21 Apr 1902
Ben Stroman Dutch writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1985)
21 Apr 1903
Hans Hedtoft 14th Prime Minister of Denmark (1947-50 53-55) born in rhus Denmark (d. 1955)
21 Apr 1904
Gijs van Hall Dutch politician and Mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67) born in Amsterdam (d. 1977)
21 Apr 1905
Edmund Gerald Pat Brown American politician and Governor of California (D 1959-67) born in San Francisco California (d. 1996)
21 Apr 1906
Tom Burns British-Chilean publisher and editor born in Chile (d. 1995)
21 Apr 1907
Antoni Szalowski Polish composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1973)
21 Apr 1907
Beatrice Kay American singer and actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & Col) born in NYC New York (d. 1986)
21 Apr 1908
Louis Hostin French weightlifter (Olympic gold 1932 36) born in Saint-tienne France (d. 1998)
21 Apr 1909
Rollo May American psychologist (Love & Will) born in Ada Ohio (d. 1994)
21 Apr 1911
Leonard Warren American baritone (Met-1939-60) who died on stage born in NYC New York (d. 1960)
21 Apr 1911
Ivan Combe American inventor of personal care products (Clearasil) born in Fremont Iowa (d. 2000)
21 Apr 1912
Feike Asma Dutch organist and conductor born in Den Helder Amsterdam (d. 1984)
21 Apr 1912
Marcel Camus French film director (Orfeu Negro) born in Chappes France (d. 1982)
21 Apr 1912
Eve Arnold photojournalist (Marilyn Monroe) (d. 2012) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Apr 1913
Choh Hao Li bio-chemist professor isolated growth hormones)
21 Apr 1913
Norman Parkinson English fashion photographer (Harpers Bazaar) born in London (d. 1990)
21 Apr 1914
Norman Panama American screenwriter (d. 2003)
21 Apr 1915
Antonio Anthony Quinn Mexican actor (Zorba the Greek Lawrence of Arabia Lust for Life) born in Chihuahua Mexico (d. 2001)
21 Apr 1915
Frick [W Groebli] Swiss clown Frick & Frack)
21 Apr 1916
Sidney Clute actor Lou Grant Cagney & Lacey) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Apr 1917
Emanuel Vardi Jerusalem Israel violist SD Symph 1978-82)
21 Apr 1918
Edward Stanley 18th earl of Derby English landowner and multi-millionaire (d. 1994)
21 Apr 1919
Franc [Franklin E] Essed Suriname agricultural eng Oper Grasshopper)
21 Apr 1919
John Goddard cricketer West Indian all-rounder 1948-57)
21 Apr 1920
Bruno Maderna conductorcomposer Hyperion) [or Mar 21] born in Venice Italy
21 Apr 1920
Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo] American actor (World Without End The Time Tunnel) born in NYC New York (d. 1971)
21 Apr 1920
Edmund Adamkiewicz German footballer (d. 1991)
21 Apr 1921
Jack Fletcher American actor (Caluccis Department Once Upon a Mattress) born in Forest Hills New York (d. 1990)
21 Apr 1922
Allan Watkins cricketer England batsman late 40s early 50s)
21 Apr 1924
Daniel Melnick American producer Get Smart) born in NYC New York
21 Apr 1924
Ira Louvin Rainsville Ala country singer Louvin Brothers)
21 Apr 1927
Robert Brustein American dean Yale School of Drama) born in NYC New York
21 Apr 1927
Gerald Flood British actor (Doctor Who Patton) born in Portsmouth Hampshire England (d. 1989)
21 Apr 1930
Silvana Mangano Italian actress (Death in Venice Barabbas) born in Rome Italy (d. 1989)
21 Apr 1932
Angela Mortimer English tennis player Wimbledon)
21 Apr 1932
Elaine May American comedienne writer and actress (New Leaf Primary Colors) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Apr 1933
Ian Carr Scottish jazz musician (Nucleus) born in Dumfries Scotland (d. 2009)
21 Apr 1934
Martin Horton cricketer England off-spin all rounder 2 Tests 1959)
21 Apr 1935
Charles Grodin Pitt actor Woman in Red Lonely Guy Heartbreak Kid)
21 Apr 1935
Robin Dixon England 2 man bobsled (Olympic gold 1960)
21 Apr 1937
Charles Lee Herron Ky FBI most wanted fugitive (Jan 1 1986)
21 Apr 1939
John McCabe British composer and pianist born in Liverpool Merseyside
21 Apr 1940
Souleymane Cisse director (Waati Yeelen Finye Baara)
21 Apr 1941
David Lyle Boren American politician Governor and Senator from Oklahoma born in Washington D.C.
21 Apr 1942
Bobby McClure US gospel singer (Dont Mess Up a Good Thing)
21 Apr 1945
Diana Darvey British actress singer and dancer (d. 2000)
21 Apr 1946
S Venkataraghavan cricket (Indian off-spinner Test ump ICC referee)
21 Apr 1946
Claire Denis French film director (Chocolat Beau Travail) born in Paris France
21 Apr 1946
Doug MacLeod American blues musician (Blues Music Awards Acoustic Artist of the Year 2014 2016 and 2017) born in NYC New York
21 Apr 1947
John Weider bassist (Family-Family Entertainment)
21 Apr 1948
Lord Egremont English large landownermulti-millionaire
21 Apr 1948
Paul Davis Meridian Mi countryrock vocalist (I Go Crazy)
21 Apr 1949
Patti LuPone actresssinger (Evita Life Goes On) born in Northport New York
21 Apr 1951
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-2)
21 Apr 1951
Tony Danza (Tony Banta-Taxi Tony Micelli-Whos the Boss) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Apr 1951
Michael Hartley Freedman American mathematician
21 Apr 1953
Edward Ray Fiori PGA golfer (1979 Southern Open) born in Lynwood California
21 Apr 1954
Dale Eggeling LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile Classic) born in Statesboro Georgia
21 Apr 1954
James Morrison [Paige] American actor (24 Twin Peaks) born in Bountiful Utah
21 Apr 1956
Rick DeMont American 400m swimmer drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
21 Apr 1957
Jesse Orosco pitcher (NY Mets Orioles Dodgers) born in Santa Barbara California
21 Apr 1958
Andie MacDowell [Rosalie Anderson] American actress (Sex Lies and Videotape Green Card) born in Gaffney South Carolina
21 Apr 1958
Michael Zarnock American author and columnist
21 Apr 1959
Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr] American musician (Misfits) born in Lodi New Jersey
21 Apr 1959
Michael Timmins Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies)
21 Apr 1960
Julius Korir Kenya 3K steeplechaser (Olympic gold 1984)
21 Apr 1962
Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin Russian majorcosmonaut
21 Apr 1963
John Cameron Mitchell American actor (Misplaced Band of the Hand) born in El Paso Texas
21 Apr 1963
Ken Caminiti infielder (San Diego Padres) born in Hanford California
21 Apr 1964
Ludmila Engquist Russian-born Swedish athlete
21 Apr 1965
Ed Belfour Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (Olympic gold 2001 Vezina Trophy 1991 93) born in Carman Manitoba
21 Apr 1966
Judy Diduck ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998)
21 Apr 1969
Conrad Clarks NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
21 Apr 1969
Dwight Hollier NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
21 Apr 1970
Israel Stanley NFLWLAF defensive end (New Orleans Saints Rhein Fire)
21 Apr 1970
Stewart Malgunas Prince George NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
21 Apr 1971
Samantha Druce British swimmer youngest woman to swim English Channel
21 Apr 1971
Tom Cavallo NFLWLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy SF 49ers)
21 Apr 1971
Alexander Kravchenko Russian professional poker player
21 Apr 1972
David Williams Bedford PA outfielder (SF Giants)
21 Apr 1974
Brice Hunter wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
21 Apr 1975
Danyon Loader New Zealand 200m and 400m swimmer (2 Olympic gold medals 1996) born in Dunedin New Zealand
21 Apr 1978
Branden Steineckert American drummer (Rancid) (The Used)
21 Apr 1979
James McAvoy Scottish actor (X-Men First Class) born in Glasgow Scotland
21 Apr 1982
Carnell Cadillac Williams American football player
21 Apr 1984
Ashley Peldon actress (Marsha-Guilding Light Deceived) born in Staten Island New York
21 Apr 1986
Audra Cohen American tennis player born in California
21 Apr 1988
Robbie Amell Canadian actor (Tomorrow People) born in Toronto Ontario
21 Apr 1991
Max Chilton British racing driver born in Redhill
21 Apr 1891
Frantiek Such Czech composer and folk song collector born in Bezov Hory Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empir (d. 1973)
21 Apr 1931
Morgan Wootten American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (46 seasons DeMatha Catholic HS Hyattsville Maryland National Cships 1962 65 68 78 84) born in Durham North Carolina (d. 2020)
21 Apr 1932
Angela Mortimer British tennis player French Cships 1955 Australian Cships 1958 Wimbledon 1961) born in Plymouth England
21 Apr 1937
David Lucas American rock and roll composer music producer and singer born in Buffalo New York
21 Apr 1948
Max Wyndham 2nd Baron Egremont English peer and author
21 Apr 1953
Ed Fiori American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles) born in Lynwood California
21 Apr 1954
Dale Eggeling American golfer (3 LPGA titles) born in Statesboro Georgia
21 Apr 1983
Tarvaris Jackson American NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills) born in Montgomery Alabama (d. 2020)
21 Apr 1816
Louis Wigfall American politician (Confederate States Senator from Texas 1862-85) born in Edgefield South Carolina (d. 1874)
21 Apr 1844
Ted Barratt English cricket spin bowler (10-43 in tour match vs Australia 1878) born in Stockton-on-Tees England (d. 1891)
21 Apr 1887
Joe McCarthy American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1932 3639 41 43 New York Yankees) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
21 Apr 1891
Frantiek Such Czech composer and folk song collector born in Bezov Hory Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1973)
21 Apr 1898
Steve Owen American Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle (NY Giants) and coach (NFL Cship 1927 34 38 NY Giants) born in Cleo Springs Oklahoma (d. 1964)
21 Apr 1907
Antoni Szaowski Polish-French composer (The Resurrection of Lazarus 2 Pieces for Ondes Martenot) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1973)
21 Apr 1915
Andor Kovach Romanian composer (Medee) born in Transylvania Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2005)
21 Apr 1915
Frick [W Groebli] Swiss clown Frick & Frack)
21 Apr 1919
John Goddard West Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (27 Tests 30.67 33 wickets Barbados) born in St Michael Barbados (d. 1987)
21 Apr 1919
Don Cornell [Luigi Varlaro] American singer (Sammy Kaye Orch Hold My Hand) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2004)
21 Apr 1920
Bruno Maderna Italian conductor and avant garde composer (Quadrivium Satyricon) born in Venice Italy
21 Apr 1920
Edmund Adamkiewicz German soccer forward (2 caps Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1991)
21 Apr 1922
Allan Watkins Welsh cricket all-rounder (15 Tests England 40.15 11 wickets Glamorgan) born in Usk Wales (d. 2011)
21 Apr 1926
Arthur Rowley English soccer forward (most goals in English league football 434 from 619 games Leicester City Shrewsbury Town) born in Wolverhampton England (d. 2002)
21 Apr 1930
Don Tyson American businessman founder of Tyson Foods born in Olathe Kansas (d. 2011)
21 Apr 1932
Angela Mortimer British tennis player (French Cships 1955 Australian Cships 1958 Wimbledon 1961) born in Plymouth England
21 Apr 1932
Locksley WellingtonSlideHampton American jazz trombonist composer and arranger born in Jeanette Pennsylvania
21 Apr 1936
Anthony Joseph Gnazzo American electronic composer (First Things First) born in Plainville Connecticut
21 Apr 1939
John McCabe British composer and pianist born in Liverpool England (d. 2015)
21 Apr 1943
Hannes Viljoen South African rugby union winger (3 caps Natal) born in Elliot South Africa (d. 2021)
21 Apr 1958
Andie MacDowell [Rosalie Anderson] American actress (Sex Lies and Videotape Green Card) born in Gaffney South Carolina
21 Apr 1959
Michael Timmins Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies) born in Montreal
21 Apr 1967
Michael Franti American musician (The Beatnigs Spearhead) born in Oakland California
21 Apr 1970
Glen Hansard Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Falling Slowly) born in Ballymum
21 Apr 1972
Severina [Vuckovic] Croatian pop singer and actress (Moja Stikla) born in Split SFR Yugoslavia
21 Apr 1977
Doseone [Adam Drucker] American rapper (co-founder of Anticon) born in Napa Idaho
21 Apr 1985
ukasz Trepczyski Polish classical pianistborn in Radomsko Poland
21 Apr 1911
Leonard Warren [Warenoff] American baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1939-60) who died on stage born in The Bronx New York City (d. 1960)
21 Apr 1916
Sidney Clute American actor Lou Grant Cagney & Lacey) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Apr 1924
Ira Louvin [Loudermilk] American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers) born in Section Alabama (d. 1965)
21 Apr 1926
Herbert Schlosser American television executive (NBC - hired Johnny Carson championed Laugh-In conceptualized Saturday Night Live) born in Atlantic City New Jersey (d. 2021)
21 Apr 1932
SlideHampton [Locksley Wellington Hampton] American jazz trombonist composer and arranger born in Jeanette Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
21 Apr 1935
Charles Grodin American stage and screen actor (Heartbreak Kid Midnight Run Ishtar Beethoven series) writer and talk show host born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2021) [1]
21 Apr 1941
[Alfred] Pee Wee Ellis American jazz funk and rock saxophonist arranger (James Brown Van Morrison Gotham Maceo Parker) and songwriter (The chicken Cold Sweat) born in Bradenton Florida (d. 2021)
21 Apr 1942
Bobby McClure American gospel (The Soul Stirrers) and soul singer (Dont Mess Up A Good Thing) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1992)
21 Apr 1945
Diana Darvey [Rollof] British actress singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show) born in Cheadle Cheshire England (d. 2000)
21 Apr 1948
Paul Davis American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player (I Go Crazy 65 Love Affair) born in Meridian Mississippi (d. 2008)
21 Apr 1949
Patti LuPone American stage and screen Tony Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Evita Life Goes On) born in Northport Long Island New York
21 Apr 1963
Ken Caminiti MLB third baseman 1987-2001 (Houston Astros San Diego Padres and 3 other teams NL MVP- 1996) born in Hanford California (d. 2004)
21 Apr 1963
Steve Shapiro American jazz and session musician vibraphonist and music producer born in Hartford Connecticut
21 Apr 1970
Rob Riggle American comedian and actor (Modern Family The Daily Show 2006-08 SNL 2005-05) born in Louisville Kentucky
21 Apr 1970
Nicole Sullivan American actress and comedienne (MADtv The King of Queens) born in Manhattan New York
21 Apr 1974
Michael Leonhart American jazz and session trumpeter (Steely Dan Yoko Ono Rufus Wainwright) born in New York City
21 Apr 1976
Rommel Adducul Filipino basketball player born in Tuguegarao Cagayan Philippines
21 Apr 1488
Ulrich von Hutten German knight scholar and poet (led Imperial Knights against Roman Catholic Church) born in Schlchtern Hesse (d. 1523)
21 Apr 1814
Bni Egressy Hungarian composer librettist and actor born in Kazincbarcika Hungary (d. 1851)
21 Apr 1844
Ted Barratt English cricket spin bowler (10-43 in tour match vs Australia 1878 MCC Surrey CCC) born in Stockton-on-Tees England (d. 1891)
21 Apr 1887
Joe McCarthy American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Chicago Cubs New York Yankees - World Series 1932 3639 41 43 Boston Red Sox)born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
21 Apr 1887
Lillian Walker Wolke] American silent era actress and film producer (An Embarrassment of Riches) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1975)
21 Apr 1889
Efrem Zimbalist Sr Russian-American violinist composer and educator (Curtis Institute 1928-68) born in Rostov on Don Russia (d. 1985)
21 Apr 1901
Julin Bautista Spanish orchestral and film score composer and conductor born in Madrid Spain (d. 1961)
21 Apr 1913
Choh Hao Li Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones) born in Guangzhou China (d. 1987)
21 Apr 1913
Kai-Uwe von Hassel German politician (President of Bundestag 1969-72) born in Gare German East Africa (d. 1997)
21 Apr 1915
Emanuel Vardi Israeli-American viola virtuoso and conductor (South Dakota Symphony 1978-82) born in Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem Ottoman Empire (now Jerusalem Israel) (d. 2011) [1]
21 Apr 1915
Werner Groebli Swiss ice skating clown (Frick in ice skating act Frick & Frack) born in Basel Switzerland (d. 2008) [1]
21 Apr 1916
Sidney Clute American actor (Lou Grant Cagney & Lacey) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1985)
21 Apr 1919
Frank Essed Surinamese politician and forestry scientist (Operation Grasshopper) born in Paramaribo Suriname (d. 1988)
21 Apr 1919
Roger Doucet French Canadian tenor noted for his bilingual rendition of national anthem O Canada at Montreal sporting events born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1981)
21 Apr 1920
Bruno Maderna Italian conductor and avant garde composer (Quadrivium Satyricon) born in Venice Italy (d. 1973)
21 Apr 1920
Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo] American character actor (World Without End The Time Tunnel) born in NYC New York (d. 1971)
21 Apr 1935
Pat Rebillot American jazz and session pianist arranger and composer (Herbie Mann) born in Louisville Ohio
21 Apr 1937
Gary Peters American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1964 67 AL Rookie of the Year 1963 AL wins leader 1964 Chicago WS Boston Red Sox) born in Grove City Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
21 Apr 1948
Gary Condit American politician (Rep-D-California 1989-2003 affair with Chandra Levy) born in Salina Oklahoma
21 Apr 1951
Tony Danza American boxer and actor (Taxi- Tony The Tony Danza Show - Tony Whos the Boss - Tony) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Apr 1955
David Van Tieghem American experimental percussionist theatrical composer and sound designer (Laurie Anderson Talking Heads) born in Washington D.C.
21 Apr 1964
Ludmila Engquist Swedish athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1996 World Cship gold 1991 [rep. USSR] 97) born in Tambov Oblast Russia
21 Apr 1546
Arcangelo Crivelli Italian composer born in Bergamo Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1617)
21 Apr 1555
Ludovico Carracci Italian painter born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1619)
21 Apr 1775
Alexander Anderson American engraver and illustrator (Shakespeare) born in New York City (d. 1870)
21 Apr 1887
Lillian Walker [Wolke] American silent era actress and film producer (An Embarrassment of Riches) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1975)
21 Apr 1899
Randall Thompson American composer (Trip to Nahant) born in New York City (d. 1984)
21 Apr 1907
Beatrice Kay American singer and actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & Col) born in New York City (d. 1986)
21 Apr 1911
Leonard Warren [Warenoff] American baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1939-60) who died on stage born in The Bronx New York (d. 1960)
21 Apr 1912
Eve Arnold American photojournalist (Marilyn Monroe) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
21 Apr 1919
Don Cornell [Luigi Varlaro] American pop singer (Sammy Kaye Orchestra - Room Full of Roses solo - Hold My Hand) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2004)
21 Apr 1920
Bruno Maderna Italian conductor and avant garde composer (Quadrivium Satyricon) born in Venice Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
21 Apr 1920
Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo] American character actor (World Without End The Time Tunnel) born in New York City (d. 1971)
21 Apr 1923
John Mortimer English barrister screenwriter and author (A Voyage Round My Father) born in London England (d. 2009)
21 Apr 1924
Daniel Melnick American television and film producer (Get Smart Ages of Man Roxanne) and studio executive born in New York City (d. 2009)
21 Apr 1924
Ira Louvin [Loudermilk] American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)) born in Section Alabama (d. 1965)
21 Apr 1927
Robert Brustein American dean Yale School of Drama) born in New York City
21 Apr 1942
Brendan Malone American basketball coach (RI Uni Toronto Raptors Cleveland Cavaliers) born in New York City (d. 2023)
21 Apr 1946
Doug MacLeod American blues musician (Blues Music Awards Acoustic Artist of the Year 2014 2016 and 2017) born in New York City
21 Apr 1947
John Weider British rock guitarist violinist bassist (The Animals Family Stud) and new age musician born in Shepherds Bush England
21 Apr 1951
(Nicole) Nickey Barclay American rock singer-songwriter piano player Hammond organist (Fanny - Solid Gold) and session musician (Joe Cocker Barbra Streisand Keith Moon) born in the USA
21 Apr 1951
Robert Grey English rock drummer (Wire 1976-90 as Robert Gotobed) born in Marefield England
21 Apr 1954
Ebiet G. Ade [Abid Ghoffar] Javanese-Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Wanadadi Indonesia
21 Apr 1958
Mike Barson Scottish rock keyboardist and songwriter (Madness - Night Boat to Cairo) born in Edinburgh Scotland
21 Apr 1963
John Cameron Mitchell American actor (Misplaced Band of the Hand) born in El Paso Texas
21 Apr 1972
Gwendal Peizerat French ice dancer (2002 Olympic Gold) born in Bron France
21 Apr 1972
Narges Mohammadi Iranian imprisoned civil rights activist (2023 Nobel Peace Prize) born in Zanjan Iran [1]
21 Apr 1978
Branden Steineckert American drummer (Rancid The Used) born in Pocatello Idaho
21 Apr 1978
Jukka Nevalainen Finnish heavy metal drummer (Nightwish 1997-2014) born in Kitee Finland
21 Apr 1546
Arcangelo Crivelli Italian composer born in Bergamo Republic of Venice (d. 1617)
21 Apr 1672
Johann Philipp Kfer German composer born in Schney Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1728)
21 Apr 1810
John Putnam Chapin American politician and 10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47) born in Bradford Vermont (d. 1864)
21 Apr 1824
Anselmo Clav Spanish politician and composer born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1874)
21 Apr 1871
Vojtch hovsk Czech composer born in Dub nad Moravou Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1950)
21 Apr 1892
Jaroslav Kvapil Czech composer born in Frytk Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1959)
21 Apr 1912
Feike Asma Dutch organist and conductor born in Den Helder Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1984)
21 Apr 1914
Lee Gaines American jazz singer and lyricist (Delta Rhythm Boys) born in Buena Vista Mississippi (d. 1987)
21 Apr 1915
Emanuel Vardi Israeli-American viola virtuoso and conductor (South Dakota Symphony 1978-82) born in Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem Ottoman Empire (d. 2011) [1]
21 Apr 1919
Don Cornell [Luigi Varlaro] American pop singer (Sammy Kaye Orchestra - Room Full of Roses solo - Hold My Hand) born in The Bronx New York City (d. 2004)
21 Apr 1922
Valrie Andr French aviator and parachutist first woman to become a general officer in France born in Strasbourg France (d. 2025) [1]
21 Apr 1927
Robert Brustein American theater critic playwright and writer born in New York City (d. 2023)
21 Apr 1935
Thomas H. Kean American politician who served as chairman of the 911 Commission born in New York City
21 Apr 1936
James Dobson American evangelist and founder of Focus on the Family born in Shreveport Louisiana
21 Apr 1939
Helen Prejean American nun and advocate for abolishing the death penalty born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
21 Apr 1940
Souleymane Cisse Malian pioneering filmmaker (Waati Yeelen Finye Baara) born in Bamako Mali (d. 2025) [1]
21 Apr 1941
(Alfred) Pee Wee Ellis American jazz funk and rock saxophonist arranger (James Brown Van Morrison Gotham Maceo Parker) and songwriter (The Chicken Cold Sweat) born in Bradenton Florida (d. 2021)
21 Apr 1944
Adrian Hurley Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988 92 Olympics 1986 90 World Cships) born in Bega Australia
21 Apr 1947
Alan Warner British musician and original guitarist for Foundations born in London
21 Apr 1948
Max Wyndham 2nd Baron Egremont English peer and biographer (Some Desperate Glory Forgotten Land) born in England
21 Apr 1951
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin Russian cosmonaut who took part in spaceflight Soyuz TM-2 born in Moscow Russia
21 Apr 1951
Michael Hartley Freedman American mathematician known for his work on the Poincar conjecture born in Los Angeles California
21 Apr 1955
Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII New Zealand Maori king (2006-24) born in Huntly New Zealand (d. 2024) [1]
21 Apr 1956
Phillip Longman German-American demographer Schwartz Senior Fellow (New America Foundation) born in Stuttgart West Germany
21 Apr 1958
Michael Zarnock American author and Hot Wheels historian born in Utica New York
21 Apr 1958
Yoshito Usui Japanese manga artist (the Crayon Shin-chan series) born in Shizuoka Japan (d. 2009)
21 Apr 1959
Michael Timmins Canadian songwriter guitarist and producer (Cowboy Junkies - Angel Mine Sun Comes Up Its Tuesday Morning) born in Montreal Quebec
21 Apr 1959
Tim Jacobus American artist known for his work on the Goosebump novels born in New Jersey America
21 Apr 1962
Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin Russian cosmonaut who was a part of the final manned spaceflight to Mir born in Tula Russia
21 Apr 1969
Robin Meade American reporter and broadcaster (Morning Express with Robin Meade) born in New London Ohio
21 Apr 1970
Glen Hansard Irish singer-songwriter guitarist (Falling Slowly) and actor (Once The Commitments) born in Ballymum Ireland
21 Apr 1971
Hasan Akbar [Mark Fidel Kools] American soldier sentenced to death row for 2003 Camp Pennsylvania attack born in Los Angeles California
21 Apr 1971
Tony McGee American NFL football tight end 1993-2003 (Cincinnati Bengals and 4 other teams) born in Terre Haute Indiana
21 Apr 1972
Liz Carr English comedian actress Silent Witness) and disability rights activist (Better Off Dead) born in Port Sunlight Merseyside England
21 Apr 1975
Danyon Loader New Zealand swimmer (Olympic gold 200400m freestyle 1996) born in Dunedin New Zealand
21 Apr 1985
ukasz Trepczyski Polish classical pianist born in Radomsko Poland
21 Apr 1986
Alexander Edler Swedish NHL hockey defenseman (Vancouver Canucks) born in stersund Sweden
21 Apr 1991
Karolis Chvedukas Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps FK Sduva 163 games Waterford FC) born in Marijampol Lithuania (d. 2023)
21 Apr 1991
Max Chilton British Formula One and IndyCar racing driver born in Redhill England
21 Apr 2007
Princess Isabella of Denmark third in line of succession to the Danish throne born in Copenhagen Denmark
21 Apr 1393
John Capgrave English historian and scholastic theologian (Life of St Norbert In regum) born in Bishops Lynn England (d. 1464)
21 Apr 1899
Randall Thompson American composer chiefly of choral music (Trip to Nahant Frostiana) and educator (Curtis Institute Harvard University) born in New York City (d. 1984)
21 Apr 1907
Beatrice Kay American vaudevillian singer (Mention My Name In Sheboygan) and actress (Calvin and the Colonel Underworld U.S.A.) born in New York City (d. 1986)
21 Apr 1911
Leonard Warren [Warenoff] American baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1939-60) who died on stage born in The Bronx New York City (d. 1960) [1]
21 Apr 1916
Sidney Clute American actor (Lou Grant Cagney & Lacey) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1985)
21 Apr 1922
Alistair MacLean Scottish thriller and adventure author (The Guns of Navarone Ice Station Zebra) born in Shettleston Glasgow Scotland (d. 1987)
21 Apr 1925
Solomon Perel German public speaker and writer known for posing as a Hitler Youth in order to survive the Holocaust born in Peine Germany (d. 2023) [1]
21 Apr 1927
Henry Raymont [Heinz Rabinowitz] American journalist who was the first to report the Bay of the Pigs invasion born in Knigsberg Germany (d. 2025) [1]
21 Apr 1930
Dieter Roth German-Swiss performer publisher and artist (Literaturwurst Insel) born in Hanover Germany (d. 1998)
21 Apr 1933
Easley Blackwood Jr. American concert pianist composer (Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media) music professor and theorist (The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2023)
21 Apr 1936
James Dobson American evangelist and founder of Focus on the Family born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2025)
21 Apr 1937
David Lucas [Helfman] American Clio Awrd-winning advertising jingle composer rock and roll record producer ( Blue yster Cult) and singer born in Buffalo New York
21 Apr 1938
Edward J. Blakely American urban planner and disaster recovery expert born in San Bernardino California (d. 2025)
21 Apr 1940
Peter Schneider German essayist and novelist (The Wall Jumper Lenz) born in Lbeck Germany (d. 2026)
21 Apr 1940
Robert Knight [Peeples] American pop and soul singer (Everlasting Love) born in Franklin Tennessee (d. 2017)
21 Apr 1941
David L. Boren American politician (Governor of Oklahoma 1975-79 Sen-D-Oklahoma 1979-94) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2025) [1]
21 Apr 1951
Tony Danza American boxer and actor (Taxi- Tony The Tony Danza Show - Tony Whos the Boss - Tony) born in Brooklyn New York City
21 Apr 1953
Ed Fiori American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles) born in Lynwood California (d. 2025)
21 Apr 1963
Ken Caminiti American baseball third baseman (NL MVP 1996 SD Padres 3 x MLB All-Star 3 Gold Glove Award Houston Astros) born in Hanford California (d. 2004)
21 Apr 1984
Ashley Peldon American actress (Marah Lewis in Guiding Light) born in Staten Island New York
21 Apr 1988
Tyra Sanchez [James William Ross IV] American drag queen Beyonc impersonator and TV personality (RuPauls Drag Race season 2 winner) born in Gainesville Florida
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